Larkspur City Council
Minutes of July 5, 2023
LARKSPUR CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
Larkspur City Council Chambers
400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur CA
July 5, 2023
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REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Paulson called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.
1. ROLL CALL & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COUNCIL PRESENT: Scot Candell, Kevin Carroll, Catherine Way, and Mayor Gabe Paulson
COUNCIL ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: City Clerk Alison Foulis, Assistant to the City Manager Shannon O’Hare, and City Attorney Sky Woodruff
Mayor Paulson led the pledge of allegiance.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
No one from the public wished to speak.
3. PRESENTATIONS & PROCLAMATIONS
None.
4. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
None.
5. CITY MANAGER’S ORAL REPORT
None.
6. COUNCILMEMBERS’ ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
None.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
8. BUSINESS ITEMS
8.1 CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY ON CITY COUNCIL Councilmember Haroff resigned from the City Council, effective at the end of the day on June 30, 2023. Council will receive a staff report and consider adoption of a resolution to call a special election to fill a vacancy on the City Council. If Council prefers the November 7, 2023, election date, they would adopt the resolution this evening. If Council prefers the March 5, 2024, election date, they should wait to take action until a meeting after July 16th.
City Attorney Woodruff provided a report and answered questions from the Council.
The Council received public comment from:
• James Holmes
Larkspur City Council
Minutes of July 5, 2023
A motion by Councilmember Carroll, and seconded by Mayor Paulson, to adopt Resolution 46/23 calling and giving notice of a special election on November 7, 2023, to fill a vacancy on the Larkspur City Council for the remainder of a four-year term, requesting that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Marin order the consolidation of said election with any other election conducted on said date, and requesting certain election services by the County Clerk failed at 1-3 in favor (Carroll in favor; Way, Candell, and Paulson opposed).
The Council provided direction that they wished to hold a Special Election at the March 5, 2024, primary. The item will be brought back at a future meeting for consideration of a resolution calling a special election on March 5, 2024, to fill a vacancy for an unfinished term on the Council.
8.2 CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
Council to consider modifications to the Mayor’s appointments for 2023 following Councilmember Haroff’s resignation from the City Council.
The Council discussed the vacancies created by Kevin Haroff’s retirement from the City Council and Mayor Paulson made the following adjustments to the list of Council Appointments for 2023:
CENTRAL MARIN FIRE AUTHORITY Way/Candell – Representatives Vacant - Alternate
CENTRAL MARIN POLICE AUTHORITY Way/Candell – Representatives Vacant - Alternate
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Way – Representative
Candell – Alternate
LIBRARY BOARD LIAISON Candell – Representative
Way – Alternate
MARIN CLEAN ENERGY Paulson – Representative
Vacant – Alternate
PLANNING COMMISSION LIAISON Carroll – Representative
Candell – Alternate
ROSS VALLEY SANITARY DISTRICT Way – Representative
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF MARIN Carroll – Representative Vacant – Alternate
LARKSPUR LIBRARY/COMMUNITY CENTER Candell/Way – Representatives (THE COMMONS FOUNDATION) TASK FORCE
MARIN COUNTY BAYWAVE Vacant – Representative
Paulson to discuss w/MCCMC President
MCCMC AD-HOC COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE Vacant – Representative CHANGE ACTION Paulson to discuss w/MCCMC President
HOUSING STEERING COMMITTEE To be covered by alternates Way/Candell
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE STEERING Committee no longer active
COMMITTEE
MCCMC JOINT POWERS OVERSIGHT Committee no longer active
COMMITTEE
RENT STABILIZATION AD HOC COMMITTEE Committee no longer active
9. ADJOURN
The Council adjourned the meeting at 6:33 p.m.
Attested
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Alison Foulis, City Clerk